To
promote personal growth and leadership development through family
and consumer sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles
of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop
skills for life through:
character development
creative and critical
thinking
interpersonal communication
practical knowledge
vocation
preparation
Purpose
To provide opportunities
for personal development and preparation for adult life.
To strengthen the
function of the family as a basic unit of society.
To encourage democracy
through cooperative action in the home and community.
To encourage individual
and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and
harmony.
To promote greater
understanding between youth and adults.
To provide opportunities
for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
To prepare for the
multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
To promote family
and consumer science and related occupations.
Program Emphasis
the only in-school
student organization with the family as its central focus
is a vocational student
organization that functions as an integral part of the family
and consumer sciences education curriculum and operates within
the school system
provides opportunities
for active student participation at local, state, and national
levels